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Record: 33-22 (2005-present)
Wittenberg University hired Diana Kuser as its new field hockey head coach in February 2005.
Kuser led a young Tiger team to a 10-8 overall record in her first season at the helm. Wittenberg finished in a second-place tie in the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title chase with an 8-4 record before falling in the NCAC Tournament semifinals.
Before arriving in Springfield, Kuser was an assistant coach in 2004 at Kenyon College, a North Coast Athletic Conference member like Wittenberg. She helped the Ladies to a second-place finish in the NCAC regular season standings and a 14-5 overall record, tying the school record for wins in a season. Her new team, three-time regular season and tournament champion Wittenberg, defeated her old team, Kenyon, in the 2004 NCAC Tournament title game.
Originally from Boyertown, Pa., Kuser earned a degree in English from The Ohio State University in 2002. She was a four-time West Regional All-American, a three-time All-Big Ten selection and won the respect of her peers as a team captain two straight years.
Interestingly, Kuser earned her all-region designations at three different positions during her four years as a Buckeye. She also helped lead Ohio State to the program’s first Big Ten regular season and tournament championships in 2001 and its second appearance ever in the NCAA Division I Tournament. The Buckeyes were ranked in the top 20 throughout her career, peaking at number five in 2001.
Kuser still actively participates as an athlete in numerous field hockey teams and clubs, including the Central Ohio Field Hockey Club, and is a former Cincinnati Centurion and Miami Cane.
Kuser’s first coaching experience came at Kenyon in the 2002-03 school year. The next year she served as head field hockey coach at Holland Hall School in Tulsa, Okla., where she also taught physical education. She now directs the Nike Field Hockey Camp held at Wittenberg each year, having previously coached camps at OSU, the University of Maryland, and Ohio Wesleyan University. Kuser has also assisted in Futures, located at The Ohio State University. Coach Kuser currently resides in Columbus, Ohio.
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Alan Yost joined the Wittenberg field hockey coaching staff in 2007 as an assistant coach. Currently, he is also a student at The Ohio State University, working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering.
Originally from Worthington, Ohio, Yost played co-ed field hockey at OSU after participating in baseball and football at Thomas Worthington High School. Also an Eagle Scout, Yost expects to graduate from OSU in 2009.
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Steve Pierce joined the Wittenberg coaching staff in 2007 as an assistant coach. Pierce plays for the Central Ohio Field Hockey Club, and he formerly played for his alma mater, the University of Victoria. In addition, he plays ice hockey with the Columbus Adult Hockey League.
Pierce’s coaching experience includes the British Columbia Sports field hockey coaching clinic. He works for Nationwide/Spherion as a project analyst and resides in Columbus, Ohio.
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